Question · asked by 1 review

Two-band palatal expander with slow expansion vs Two-band palatal expander with rapid expansion: Crossbite correction

Population
Children and adults with a posterior crossbite, without a Class III skeletal relationship, cleft lip or palate (or both), or other syndrome associated with craniofacial anomalies (included studies were children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years)
Intervention
Two-band palatal expander with slow expansion
Comparison
Two-band palatal expander with rapid expansion
Outcome
Crossbite correction

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Two-band palatal expander with slow expansion vs Two-band palatal expander with rapid expansion
Crossbite correction · Children and adults with a posterior crossbite, without a Class III skeletal relationship, cleft lip or palate (or…
Orthodontic treatment for posterior crossbites (2021) · Cochrane All outcomes
Martina 2012: slow 12/12 vs rapid 14/14; NS (all corrected in both groups)1 study · 26 participantsGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Orthodontic treatment for posterior crossbites
2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
2021-04Not listedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.